Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-09
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.
Paragraphs that Will be Received With
Interest by Men Well as Women.
Every housewife ought to know how
to cook tefrapin. It is safe to say
however, that few do. Here is the
Caterers plan: Have ready a pot Of
boiling water; put in the terrapin and
let them remain. until dead. After
taking them out pull off the outer
skin and then the toenails, and ther
ash them in warm water and then
boil them again, adding to the water
q teaspoonful of salt to each terrapin
When the flesh is quite tender, sc
that you can pinch it off
remove the shells, the sandbae
and the gall (which is inside the
liver) being careful not to break the
latter. Gut up the rest of the terra.
pins, season with salt, red and black
pepper and mace and nutmeg, very
little of each. Put it all into q pot
with the juice OF the terrapins, not
any water. To every two terrapins
allow half a pound of butter divided
into small pieces and rolled in flour
Ito be added when they boil), then re,
move 1t to one side OF the fire and add
half a pint Of cream, half a pint OF
sherry and six yolks Of eggs, boiled
hard and mashed in cream. Keep
closely covered and let it gently sim
mer mot boiD one hour.
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People speak about their eyes being
tired, says the Herald of Health,
meaning that the retina or seeing por-
ton of the eye is fatigued, but such is
not the case, as the retina hardly ever
gets tired. The fatigue is in the inner
! and outer muscles attached to the
eyeball and the muscle of accommo-
datiOn, which surrounds the lens of
the eye. When a near object is to be
looked at this muscle relaxes and
allows the lens to thicken, increasing
its retroactive power. The inner and
outer muscles are used in covering the
eye on the object to be looked
at, the inner one being especially
used when near object is looked
at. It is in the three muscles men,
toned that the fatigue is felt, and re-
lief is secured temporarily by closing
the eyes or gazing at far-distant OBJ
jects. The usual indication of strain
is g. redness of the rim of the eyelid,
betOkening g. congested state of the
inner surface, accompanied with some
pain. Sometimes this WEAKNESS indi-
Gates the need of glasses rightly adapt
ed to the person, and in other cases
the true remedy is to massage the eve
and its surroundings as far as may be
with the hand wet in cold water.
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The best time TO take g. foot bath is
not at night, but in the middle of the
forenoon, when the vitality is at it's
highest point. After immersing the
feet Tor q time in hot water, lift them
out OF the bath and dash g. dipper or
two OF cold water over them, and rub
brlskly till dry. By this sudden ap-
pllcation ofcold water you have closed
the pores and left the skin in a tonic
condition. You have also sent the
blood from the surface with such force
that it must OF necessity, in following
the law OF reaction, return with force,
thus tending to make the feet ulti.
mately warmer. When thoroughly
dry draw on a pair of clean, veil
warmed hose, put on your boots, and
you are reedy for q walk or ride with.
out fear of taking cold Rubbing the
feet with q little sweet oil before put.
ting on these stockings is a still further
preventive of cold.
This is suggested as a convenient
plan for a letter-holder: Take bristol
board of cream color, OF any pretty
pattern, and cut q large diamond, |
rounding the corners a little. About
eight inches long and five inches wide
are good proportions for the back.
For the fronts, cut two pieces to fit |
the lower hall of the back, wide enough
to set out a little, so as to make q |
pocket and meet in front. Pink all |
the pieces with pinking- iron, then on
the fronts and upper parts of the
back paste g. pretty decalcomanie
picture, either a bouquet or a beauti-
ful head, Or place g. head in the upper
part of the back, and BOUQUET in
the two fronts would be in good taste.
Fasten together with narrow ribbon
to match the prominent color in your
pictures, leaving little bow In the
'front.' of each corner. This is verv
pretty indeed, and easily made.
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This reads like toothsome recipe
Tor mullins: Beat. one Geacup of but
ter and one of sugar co stiff cream;
beat four eggs very light-yolks and
whites separately, and beat them into
The sugar and butter till quite light.
To four quarts of flour put half tea
spoonful of salt. Pour into the middle
Of the -four a cup of good homemade
yeast. or whatever yeast you are &C.
,ustomed to use as much as YOU
usually take for four quarts of flour;
hen stir in the sugar, butter and eggs.
With two quarts of sweet milk. Lett
Use over night, and bake in well-but.
;ered muffin-risers in the morning.
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